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The keys in the NAVIGATION keypad are used to navigate within the NWA screen and the Help system, to access and control active elements.

          

The Left Field (= Tab) or Right Field (= Shift Tab) keys switch between several active elements in dialogs and panes, e.g. in order to access:

  • All control elements (e.g. buttons, numerical or text input fields, radio buttons, checkmarks, combo boxes etc.) in a dialog

  • All links in a Help topic

          

     

The Cursor Up and Cursor Down keys are used to:

  • Scroll up and down in lists, e.g. among menu items, in a list of keywords, in the Help table of contents, or in the Help topic text

  • Increase and decrease numeric input values

Cursor Up (Down) become inactive as soon as the beginning of the list is reached. Cursor Up (Down) is equivalent to a rotation of the rotary knob to the right (left).

 

          

The Cursor Left and Cursor Right keys are used to:

  • Move the cursor to the left or right within input fields

  • Compress or expand menus or the Help table of contents

  • Move the highlighted item in the menu bar of the active application

 

OK ENTER is used to:

  • Activate the selected active control element, e.g. a button in a dialog or a link in the Help

  • Confirm selections and entries made and close dialogs

OK ENTER is equivalent to pressing the rotary knob or the OK ENTER key in the DATA ENTRY keypad.

 

 

The Checkmark (= Space) key switches a checkmark control in a dialog on or off.

The CANCEL ESC key is used to:

  • Close dialogs without activating the entries made (equivalent to the Close button)

  • Close the Help

CANCEL ESC is equivalent to the CANCEL ESC key in the DATA ENTRY keypad.